Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1281

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Three · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An impediment to obtaining written evidence in cases where the law requires it. The court of merits independently assesses it. Rejection of this request. The judgment must include the justifications for that. - The defence that an impediment to obtaining written evidence exists. The judgment's disregarding it despite its importance. A deficiency that vitiates the judgment and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
المانع من الحصول على دليل كتابي في الأحوال التي يتطلب فيها القانون ذلك. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بتقديره. رفض هذا الطلب. وجوب تضمين الحكم مسوغات ذلك. - الدفاع بقيام مانع من الحصول على دليل كتابي. إعراض الحكم عنه رغم أهميته. قصور يعيب الحكم ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 201. PDF pages: 198.

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